Saturday at Life is Beautiful — PHOTOS

In between Friday’s shows from The Weeknd and Sunday night’s performance by Arcade Fire, there was plenty of action.

William Hill US CEO hustles to pen deals as competition grows

Credit Suisse expects U.S. sports betting net revenues to surge to $4.5 billion by 2023 and continue climbing as legalization spreads. UK-based William Hill is in a very strong position to capitalize on the widening market.

 
Friends, family share memories of longtime R-J attorney

Friends and family gathered in Summerlin on Saturday to share memories of Mark Hinueber, a lawyer who passionately defended the First Amendment for more than four decades at the Las Vegas Review-Journal and other newspapers. He died last month at age 66.

The conspiracy against President Trump

I am writing this column while recovering from a wild 48 hours with President Trump. I was called by aides to President Trump on Wednesday to inform me that the President of the United States himself had requested I open his “Making America Great Again” rally in Las Vegas.

Supreme Court case has Badlands golf course implications

The once-settled issue of constitutionally protected property rights will soon be revisited by America’s highest court in a case with implications for the City of the Las Vegas.

EDITORIAL: Gun-free zones often aren’t

Leave it to a 9-year-old to show the limits of government power. Although, this is one object lesson every parent wishes didn’t happen.

EDITORIAL: Laxalt, Sisolak offer dueling education plans

Education has emerged — once again — as the most important issue in the race to be Nevada’s governor. Republican Adam Laxalt and Democrat Steve Sisolak both agree that Nevada needs to spend more.

LVCVA corruption runs deep and wide

I have been following the stories about the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority for several months. There is corruption at the highest level, from the administration to the board. It’s all at taxpayer expense. Criminal charges should be filed against former CEO Rossi Ralenkotter and associates and the board replaced. The “swamp” is deep and extends across this entire country.

Marijuana, education and money laundering

So now we have school principals begging for money (“Begging for a budget boost,” Tuesday Review-Journal), while headlines rave about the piles of marijuana taxes raised in excess of predictions. We were sold the legalization story based on how much it would help the schools.

Longtime reader appreciates improvements

I have to admit that, despite my initial skepticism, there have been a lot of good changes made to the paper since the change in ownership. While the clear conservative bias is still there, the investigative work has generally been very good.

Pay gap myth ignores education, career choice

The mythical gender wage gap was debunked so many times in the past 20 years that only the uninformed would believe one still exists. But the Sep. 15 Review-Journal (“Wage wedge”) rehashed the issue.

CARTOON: Lying with pigs

Western jurisprudence presumes innocence until one is proven to be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The uncorroborated charges against Judge Kavanaugh reveal much more about the Senators than the Judge.

The truth about electric choice in Nevada

With a campaign season upon us, politicians and other usual suspects are again in full swing, promoting over-the-top rhetoric about how the world will end if we don’t vote a certain way. One area of unusual focus this year has been Question 3, a proposed amendment to the Nevada Constitution that would require the legislature to create “an open, competitive retail electric energy market.”

Economy booms when government gets out of the way

As a Nevada business owner, I truly believe that this November’s election is the most important of our lifetime. Thanks to President Donald Trump’s policies, Nevada’s economy is booming, creating high paying jobs, rising home values, and an overall better quality of life for Nevadans.

Kyle Busch starts last at Richmond, still gets 50th career win

Kyle Busch passed Brad Keselowski with 38 laps to go and held off hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night.

Anemic passing attack haunts UNLV in 27-20 loss at Arkansas State

UNLV rushed for 310 yards but passed for 23 on five completions — with three interceptions — in a 27-20 loss to the Red Wolves on Saturday night at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

 
Army veteran honored for his service at Henderson event

Veterans and community members honored the service and sacrifice of Army Sgt. Adam Poppenhouse, who was injured during a 2006 mission in Iraq to find a downed fighter pilot, during an event Saturday in Henderson.

747 stranded at Burning Man site will be moved to private land

Burning Man volunteers are working to get a partially reassembled 747 airplane that was on display during the counter-culture festival out of the Black Rock Desert. The plane is still at the playa about three weeks after the event’s flashy conclusion.

Kavanaugh, accuser tentatively agree to testify on Thursday

A tentative agreement was reached Saturday for the Senate Judiciary Committee to hear testimony Thursday from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault from decades ago, according to two people briefed on the matter.

Odds aren’t in favor of NFL teams that start 0-3

There are seven 0-2 teams in the NFL this season. Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s gone wrong and how each team can turn it around.

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